delta_lima
September 5th, 2012, 12:02
Hello team,
As those who know me already know, I love Crusaders. It also appears that a native FSX version is a long ways out. I like the Alphasim version (I should, since I beta'ed it! LOL) but the VC is old and in need of updating. I find the Rollus Crusader quite a good model (as a portover) - and for now, that's my prime Crusader mount. For those unfamiliar with the model - it's here: http://simviation.com/1/download-file?file=fsxcrusader2.zip&fileId=36243
A few repaints have emerged, but it looks to me the absence of a high-quality paint kit has barred more good paint artists to tackle it. Fair enough. I would love to see a couple of my favourite paint schemes - but am aware of how much work it would take to do. I have ideas, but no skills. But I believe in this enough to put a bit of money where my mouth is. So here's what I'm proposing to do - hope it's "win-win" for all parties.
I'm prepared to front $40. I'm proposing the split to be $20 to be an SOH donation and the the other $20 for the repainter's own pocket money, and/or for their charity of choice. If a good repaint kit and say, 2 schemes comes out of it, I'd be thrilled. I'd hope the paint kit could then be made available to other repainters, to aid them in doing other repaints. This way, we can hopefully make it worth someone's time to overcome the big hump-the paint kit. If it takes off, I'd consider kicking in a further $40 for a few more schemes.
The idea here is not to create a repaint-for-hire business model - just a simple incentive to recognize
1) there's a really good model here, and it would give many people lots of enjoyment if painted to a higher quality level - but there's a some work to be done, and the time to do it is worth something - at least to me.
2) SOH is a good cause, and doubtlessly our repainters also have causes dear to their hearts - this is my way of saying thanks to them and those causes.
So, if any of you repainters are interested, PM me. Whomever accepts first, I'll either send you your contribution right away (by Paypal), or pay your charity directly - your choice. Unless you request, I'll keep your charity confidential. I've already fronted the initial $20 donation to SOH to kick it off.
If anyone else likes the idea and would like to contribute - great - totally up to you - the more money we can raise for SOH the better.
Thanks for considering - let's see where this goes ... :icon29:
DL
As those who know me already know, I love Crusaders. It also appears that a native FSX version is a long ways out. I like the Alphasim version (I should, since I beta'ed it! LOL) but the VC is old and in need of updating. I find the Rollus Crusader quite a good model (as a portover) - and for now, that's my prime Crusader mount. For those unfamiliar with the model - it's here: http://simviation.com/1/download-file?file=fsxcrusader2.zip&fileId=36243
A few repaints have emerged, but it looks to me the absence of a high-quality paint kit has barred more good paint artists to tackle it. Fair enough. I would love to see a couple of my favourite paint schemes - but am aware of how much work it would take to do. I have ideas, but no skills. But I believe in this enough to put a bit of money where my mouth is. So here's what I'm proposing to do - hope it's "win-win" for all parties.
I'm prepared to front $40. I'm proposing the split to be $20 to be an SOH donation and the the other $20 for the repainter's own pocket money, and/or for their charity of choice. If a good repaint kit and say, 2 schemes comes out of it, I'd be thrilled. I'd hope the paint kit could then be made available to other repainters, to aid them in doing other repaints. This way, we can hopefully make it worth someone's time to overcome the big hump-the paint kit. If it takes off, I'd consider kicking in a further $40 for a few more schemes.
The idea here is not to create a repaint-for-hire business model - just a simple incentive to recognize
1) there's a really good model here, and it would give many people lots of enjoyment if painted to a higher quality level - but there's a some work to be done, and the time to do it is worth something - at least to me.
2) SOH is a good cause, and doubtlessly our repainters also have causes dear to their hearts - this is my way of saying thanks to them and those causes.
So, if any of you repainters are interested, PM me. Whomever accepts first, I'll either send you your contribution right away (by Paypal), or pay your charity directly - your choice. Unless you request, I'll keep your charity confidential. I've already fronted the initial $20 donation to SOH to kick it off.
If anyone else likes the idea and would like to contribute - great - totally up to you - the more money we can raise for SOH the better.
Thanks for considering - let's see where this goes ... :icon29:
DL